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NMS Preparing For 'Fiddler On The Roof Jr'

By Eliza Hallabeck

Published: March 13, 2016 12:00 am

With Newtown Middle School's musical production of Fiddler on the Roof Jr showing April 1-3, students were already rehearsing scenes and songs on Thursday, March 3, under the guidance of technical dir...

Middle Gate's Diversity Day

By Eliza Hallabeck

Published: March 12, 2016 12:00 am

Middle Gate Elementary School fourth grade students moved from station to station on Friday, February 26, during the school's annual Diversity Day. School parent Jen Chaudhary welcomed students near t...

'Beauty And The Beast' To Be Staged Next Week At Newtown High School

By Eliza Hallabeck

Published: March 12, 2016 12:00 am

Newtown High School's musical production of Disney's Beauty and the Beast will run next week from March 16 to 20, and for the first time a breakfast for children with characters from the show is being...

'Much Ado About Nothing' At Fraser Woods

By Nancy K. Crevier

Published: March 09, 2016 12:00 am

Hero (Bella Brodsky) falls into a faint upon hearing that her betrothed has accused her of being unfaithful, in this scene from Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing. Students at Fraser Woods Montessor...

With 'Mr Popper's Penguins,' One School One Read Begins At Sandy Hook School

By Eliza Hallabeck

Published: March 09, 2016 12:00 am

Before Sandy Hook Elementary School's One School One Read was revealed at a school assembly on Monday, March 7, reading consultant Cynthia McArthur reminded students about the success of the program i...

NHS's 'Beauty And The Beast' Rehearsals Continue

By Eliza Hallabeck

Published: March 05, 2016 12:00 am

Newtown High School students continue to work toward bringing Disney's Beauty and the Beast musical to the school's stage March 16-20.Beauty and the Beast tells the story of Belle, a young woman in a ...

NMS Art Enrichment Students Focus On Pixilated Portraits

By Eliza Hallabeck

Published: March 05, 2016 12:00 am

Seventh grade art enrichment students at Newtown Middle School spent the day on Friday, February 26, working on a project during an "in-house" field trip, overseen by art teachers Leigh Anne Coles and...

Housatonic Valley Waldorf School Hosts Art Show

By Eliza Hallabeck

Published: March 05, 2016 12:00 am

Artwork by 15 students was on view after school on Friday, February 26, at Housatonic Valley Waldorf School. The show featured works by students in the school's "Shaping Identity After-School Art Prog...

Newtown Winter Guard Program Performs In Norwalk

Published: March 04, 2016 12:00 am

The Newtown Winter Guard program traveled to Brien McMahon High School in Norwalk on Saturday, February 27, to compete in a USBands competition. All three Newtown teams competed with both the Juniors ...

NHS Winter Percussion Competes Again

Published: March 04, 2016 12:00 am

The Newtown High School Winter Percussion competed at the WGI Regional Championships at Trumbull High School on Saturday, February 27, and finished in eighth place out of 24 groups with a score of 74....

The Way We Were

Top Of The Mountain

Newtown’s 41st Annual Ram Pasture Tree Lighting

Edmond Town Hall Celtic Series To Celebrate Irish Music, Dance, And Heritage

Reed Prepares For Author Visit With Book Club

My darling, You were the best GRANDmother a child could ask for. You created so many great memories & traditions that I have passed down to your Great grandchildren. You brought joy into every room you stepped into. Your laughter, singing, whistling and the signature Rockettes high kicks, is something I will always hold in my heart. There was something about walking into your home and being greeted by your beautiful face. *kiss on each check* followed by HELLOOOOOO Darling! The classical music playing softly in the background and your love and comfort made your home, a safe space. Somewhere, where love knew no boundaries. It was so much more than a home. I aim for the same in my home, and play the classic music 24/7, but it will never be the same. I pray I can be 1/4 of GRAND, you put in GRANDmother. You were so resilient. You found the positive in every situation. I look up to you so much. I remember begging Mom and Dad for years to change my name to “Carmen”. They didn’t officially change my name, but eventually started calling me “Carmenita” as I am a little you. THE HONOR. You were there for me, no matter the day or hour. You were always the one who would talk me through whatever hard situation I was going through. When my baby passed away, I refused to talk to anyone for 3 weeks. Except for you. You said to me “Better days are coming, babes. There’s always a rainbow after the storm”. Of course, you were right, because you are GRAND. I picture you in heaven dancing and laughing with him. Uncle Jay playing the money game with him. To know you are with your children again & with mine does bring me some joy. Twas the night before Christmas & New Year’s Eve, will never be the same. Another tradition you created. A memory that will last forever. Not just with me, but for generations to come. It may not be the same, but we won’t let it die. It will live on, in your name. To be your first GRANDchild was a blessing. I could write an entire book about you & all the amazing things about you. Even though we were robbed of time together & it makes me angry, I know I will see you again. This isn’t a goodbye, but a “see you later”. Just like we ended every phone call. Ciao, darling. I love you. MWAH MWAH! Love your GRANDchild, Kimberly aka Carmenita

Carmen Accashian

Unfortunately, I think this is likely to get worse, not better... Based on both public comments and private conversations, I’m increasingly concerned that our newly elected First Selectman intends not just to install these cameras, but to expand their use for full-blown enforcement and fines. Try getting a straight answer out of him about the long-term plan and you quickly realize how vague the responses become. Tyler is absolutely right to raise the privacy issue. These systems don’t just “catch speeders” — they quietly build a database of where we drive, when we drive, and who is in our vehicles. Once that infrastructure is in place, it becomes very easy to justify expanding its scope: more cameras, more locations, more uses, and eventually more automated enforcement. If Newtown is going down this road, residents deserve clear, written answers to some basic questions before anything is expanded: What limits will be placed on how and where cameras are used? Will footage and plate data be used only for speed enforcement, or for other investigations too? How long will data be stored, and who can access it? What safeguards will prevent vendors and individuals from abusing this information? Without firm, enforceable rules in place, “just a few cameras to slow traffic” can turn into something very different over time. I support safe roads — but not at the cost of unchecked surveillance and vague promises from our leaders. You try getting straight answers out of our First Selectman, myself and others have not been able to...

Discusses Traffic Cameras

I had to hold back a laugh at the idea that 7:30 pm is apparently such a late-night hardship that we’re already talking about moving meetings earlier. For a lot of residents, 7:30 is the earliest they can realistically get to Town Hall after work, family obligations, and the rest of real life. Shifting BOS meetings to 7:00 might make the calendar look tidier for those in the building, but it makes participation harder for the people who pay for the building. If the new First Selectman’s week is already booked solid and evening meetings feel like a strain, that’s not a reason to move the goalposts on public access—it's a reminder that the job is supposed to be demanding. Public service means accommodating the public, even when it’s inconvenient.

Walczak Adjusts To New Role, First Board Meeting

Real people were just in a frightening car accident. To immediately frame their misfortune as rhetorical ammunition against new housing — affordable housing included — feels less like concern for “health and safety” and more like opportunistically using a scary moment to support a pre-existing position. If we’re going to debate this proposal, we should do it honestly: with data on traffic volume, accident history, engineering recommendations, and the town’s housing needs, not by seizing on a single crash as proof that 300 apartments are inherently unsafe. Newtown deserves a thoughtful, fact-based conversation about growth, safety, and affordability — one that doesn’t turn other people’s bad day into a political talking point.

How Many Accidents Will It Take?

To add context that did not occur at the meeting would not be an accurate representation of the meeting and would, in fact, be editorializing to shape public opinion. The editorial staff here do not consider ourselves to be final arbiters of what the truth is (and if we did, it would make us partisan and biased), and we would need to provide a source for any dissenting information (sourcing all information in an article is literally Journalism 101). There were no such sources present at the meeting in question, and so it would not be appropriate to include such information in an article about the meeting. Dissenting voices appear in meeting stories when there were active participants with dissenting opinions, such as during public participation or the words of a council member who disagreed. It should be noted that the Interfaith Council, like many local boards and commissions, conduct meetings that are open to the public. This was not an article on the actions of the Greater Danbury Area Unites for Immigrants, or on immigrants, or on ICE's actions in the community, where including other voices or perspectives would be appropriate. We appreciate your opinion, but we stand by our meeting coverage and consider this discussion closed.

NIC Speaks With Danbury Unites For Immigrants, Discusses 12/14 Service

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NMS Preparing For 'Fiddler On The Roof Jr'

Middle Gate's Diversity Day

'Beauty And The Beast' To Be Staged Next Week At Newtown High School

'Much Ado About Nothing' At Fraser Woods

With 'Mr Popper's Penguins,' One School One Read Begins At Sandy Hook School

NHS's 'Beauty And The Beast' Rehearsals Continue

NMS Art Enrichment Students Focus On Pixilated Portraits

Housatonic Valley Waldorf School Hosts Art Show

Newtown Winter Guard Program Performs In Norwalk

NHS Winter Percussion Competes Again